GUIDELINES FOR DEVELOPING INTERNAL EDUCATIONAL QUALITY ASSURANCE ACCORDING TO PRINCIPLES OF FOUR IDDHIPADA OF EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS UNDER THE PHRA NAKHON SI AYUTTHAYA PRIMARY EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AREA OFFICE 1

Abstract

The objectives of this research were as following: 1) to study the state of internal educational quality assurance in educational institutions, 2) to study methods for development of internal educational quality assurance according to the four principles of Iddhipda, and 3) to propose the guidelines for development of internal educational quality assurance according to the four principles of Iddhipda for educational institutions under the Office of Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Primary Educational  Service Area 1. The mixed research methods of quantitative and qualitative researches were used in the study. The quantitative data were collected by questionnaires from 123 teachers in primary schools and analyzed by frequency, percentage, mean and standard deviation. The qualitative data were collected by in-depth interviews with 5 key-informants and then analyzed by content analysis. The research results found that 1) The state of internal educational quality assurance in educational institutions under the Office of Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Primary Educational Service Area 1 was at a high level overall in 3 aspects; quality control, quality investigation, and quality assessment respectively. 2) The methods for development of internal educational quality assurance according to the four principles of Iddhipda of educational institutions under the Office of Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Primary Educational  Service Area 1 were that the administrators had to build knowledge and good attitude to work among co-workers, to set policy together, to have a measure in supporting quality development according to educational standard, to appoint committee to check and follow-up the quality assurance operation, and to apply methods of quality assurance checking creatively and friendly. 3) The guidelines for development of internal educational quality assurance according to the four principles of Iddhipda for educational institutions under the Office of Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Primary Educational  Service Area 1 were as following: the school teachers and administrators loved their work, working with voluntary mind, having responsibility and expecting the work achievement, working happily, and solving the problems together in order to obtain work achievement and to have institutions developed sustainably and effectively.